Attachment for beds.



J. G. LAYGOGK.

ATTACHMENT FOR BEDS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.8,1912

1,045,571 Patented Nov. 26, 1912.

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ATTORNEY? J. .G. LAYGOGK.

ATTACHMENT FOR BEDS.

APPLICATION FILED PEB.8,1912.

1,945,571 Patented Nov. 26, 1912.

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WITNESSES W 70 a. W vwck A TTOHNEYS me can tie it J'QHN GILBERT LAYGGCK, 33E RUSSELLVIILIJE, 531516.

anaemia inns Eno frigpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Now. %i

application filed Febi'naiy 8, 1912. Serial iq'o. 6276,2252.

following is a full; clear, and exact 'descrip- Y tion.

ll'iy invention relates generally to attach-- nents for beds and nore particularly is directed, to an impeoved construction esgie:

cially adapted for use in hospitals or for the use of invalids generally whereby snch'peirsons may assume a sitting posture when so The principal ob ect 01' my invention is to prov de a new and improved attachment for beds consisting of the const t'nction and ar rangement of parts therein set forth Whereby portions if he moved rel tlvely to the frame of the'bed,

thei'ebypennitting an invalid to be placed a sitting posture with little trouble to the attendant and with no inconvenience to the invalid.

Other objects and advantages" of the in- V'ention will appear as the description thereof proceeds, all of which is particularly pointed out and included in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forminga part of this speci: fication in which similar characters of rotten ence denote corresponding parts in all the views, and in which-' Figure 1 is a vertical sectional View show ing the actuating means; Fig. 2 is top plan View of the bed with the attachment in position thereon; Fig. 3 is a View similar to Fig. 1 showing the portions of the attachment in moved position; Fig. i is an end View of the bed; Fig. 5 is .a vertical sectional View showing the transversely extei'iding slidalole member with the inetl'iod of attach ment of the parts thereto The, device or attachment herein shown and described is adapted for use with beds of any size 01 construction, the device itself being capable of modification in various details in order to adapt it to different beds the bed herein shown embodying the foot board 1 and'the head board 2 with the longitudinally extending sides 3, i, the head the spring and'mattress may i and foot board being also provided, if so desired, With transvei sely extending men 55 hers 5, 6.

The attachment, itself comprises a frame preferably rectangular and embodying the longitudinally extending side pieces 7, 8, each of which isvprovided With suitable size-- pending devices, such hooks 9,501 ongagement with the sides 3, 4, whereby the attachment may beheld in position, one end each ,ofthe sides being connected by transversely extending member 10. to

Referring particularly to Figs. 1 and 3 it will be noted that each of the side pi, is

have offset ends adjacent the head be the otl'set g 'ntions .11, 12 being connected by a cross piece 13. Extending transversely the ofiset ends 11,12, and preferably on the underside thereof is a oi'osspiece 14 pro vided with suitable means for supporti the actuating means to be later described Fivotally supported on top of the pieces 7, 8, is a frame, pteteirabiy rec .gular in cross section and made up of the sides .15., i6, the ends of which are connected by a cross piece 1?; the length of the sid s 15, 16, being substantially equal to the le ]'n of the offset portions 11, 153 of the firstanentioned side pieces '2', 8. By such construe tion the side pieces of this frame are permitted to lie in li-l'KfSLlDfi horizontal plane the portions of the side pieces 7, 8, beyond the offset portions t: l thereby providing for maintaining ring 18 and the mattress resting thereon in horizontel plane.

Referring par'tionlai'ly to it will be noted that the in of the side pieces 15, it} i ported art- 19,20 to the 1 whereby movement of this fin. irelati thereto permitted the intci efliate por- 9o tion of each of the side pieces 1 I 15 t provided. with an offset pin 2 ing links 2 1- in pivotal en 1 the said inns; extending lon n dinally of the frame and mounted in suit.

pro 'ided with suitable openings in which the said. (Worms 2-7, 28, engage.

sl'iown particularly in Fi 5, the blocks 32, 33 may be-part of aniintegral frame or may be suitably connected together by end portions 34:, 35, the end portions having bearing pins 36, 3'7, extending--laterally thereof and in sliding engagement with the offset portions 11, 12, of thesides 7', 8, previously described.v The outer end of one of the worms 28 is preferably provided with a suitablehandle 38 fixed in position by any means, such as a lock nut-39, movement of the handle turning the worms simultaneously through the medium of the beforementioned gears 29, 30, and the connecting chain 31.

Referring particularly to Figs 1 and. 2, the attachment isshown positioned on a bed, the relation of the parts being suchthat the spring is maintained in a horizontal plane gfvvhereby the bed is in normal position for use; when a patient or invalidoccupying the bed desires to assume a sitting posture,

the iandle 38 maybe turned whereby the 33, =moved along the'worins, the links 23, 245, being thereby moved into the position shown. in Fig., 'with the portion of the 'jspri-ngradjacent the head board elevated, the partsbeing maintained in such position, due to' the pitch of the threads on the worm whereby return movement is prevented. It is clear that the mattress with the patient thereon, resting on top of thespring 18, may assume suitable, desirable positions whereby the care and treatment of the patient is facilitated, the change to diflerent positions being obtained by merely turning the handle.

The particular material of which the attachment is made is, of course, largely-a matter of choice and certain facts, such as the finish and material of the bed with which the attachment is to be used, will be con sidered in the construdtion of the attachments, such changes being included within the spirit of the appended claims.

' Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secure byiL-etter's Patent 1. An attachment for beds comprising a frame, means on the frame whereby it may be positioned on the bed, the sides of the said frame adjacent one end being offset, a pivoted frame on the first frame and adjacent the said oli'set end, links movably carried by the sides of the second frame, together with means carried'by the first frame and engag ing the said'links whereby the second frame may be moved into ditierent positions.

12. An attachment forbeds comprising a frame having means thereon whereby it may be secured in position on a bed, thesides of fi1lSv27p 28, will be rotated and the blocks the said frame adjacent one end being ofi oti set, a second frame pivotally carried by 'th first frame, the said second frame being po siiioned adjacent the said offset ends, a

spring extending betweeni the end of the first .whereby the second frame may-be inoved into different positions with respect to the first one, the said spring being also moved.

3. An attachment for beds comprising a frame having means thereon whereby it may be positioned on a bed, one end of each of so 1 the sides of the said frame being offset, a second frame pivotally mounted on the first frame adjacent the said offset ends thereof,

a spring extending between the end of the first frame and the end of the said second 5 frame, links in pivotal engagement with the sides of the second frame, cross pieces carried by the first frame, a plurality of worms movably mounted in the cross pieces, the said worms being in engagement with the said links whereby, when the worms are turned,"the links will be moved, the second frame together with the spring being thereby elevated into different positions.

l. An attachment for beds comprising a frame, one end of each side of the frame being offset, a second frame movably carried by the first frame adjacent the said offset portions, a spring between the cndof the first frame and the end of the second frame, links 160 inovably connected with the sides of the second frame, cross pieces carried by the first frame, Worm gears carried by the cross pieces, the Worm gears being in engagement withthe ends of the. said links, together with means connecting the worms whereby movement of one will also turn the other, the links beingthereby moved and the second frame and the portion of the spring adjacent thereto being brought into different positions.

5. An attachment for' beds comprising a frame, one end of each side of the frame be ing offset, a second frame, the sides of the second frame being in pivotal engagement with the first frame adjacent the offset sides, a spring extending between one end of the first frame and the end of the second frame adjacent thesaid offset ends, links in pivotal engagement with the sides of the second frame, a plurality of cross pieces carried by said 'vorms, a gear at the outer end of each worm, means on one of the worms whereby it may be turned, together with a chain engaging the gears whereby turning of the worms will move the blocks therealong, thereby raising the second frame and with it the portion of the spring adjacent thereto whereby the second frame may be moved into and retained in different positions.

In testimony whereof I have signect my two subscribing wltnesses.

J OHN GILBERT LAYCGCK. \Vitnesses:

FRANK P. REED,

: C. V. LAYoooK.

f I I name to this specification in the presence of 

